Bullivant to head IP working party

Personal Finance Society chairman Bob Bullivant will chair the income protection working party set up by Peter le Beau and Clive Waller. The income protection taskforce will include providers, reinsurers and intermediaries to promote public awareness of IP and to try turn round poor sales performance.

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